What color is #B08883?

#B08883 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Dusty Duchess. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B08883?

The RGB value is 176, 136, 131: 176 red, 136 green and 131 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B08883?

The complementary color is #83ABB0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B08883?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.7:1 and white text 3.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B08883 color

#B08883 rgb(176, 136, 131)

Shades of brown

The hex color #B08883 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69% red, 53.3% green and 51.4% blue (176, 136, 131).

Its hue angle is 7°, with 22% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 23% magenta, 26% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Dusty Duchess (#B18377), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.7:1).

#B08883 color codes

HEX	`#B08883`
RGB	`rgb(176, 136, 131)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69%, 53.3%, 51.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(7, 22%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(7, 26%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 23%, 26%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.32, 14.49, 8.56)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.32, 16.83, 30.56)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.806, 28.479, 25.343)`
Decimal	`11569283`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B08883, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #B08883	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.7:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.14:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#B08883 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.14:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.7:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #B08883 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b08883; }
.text { color: #b08883; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b08883; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(176 136 131 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b08883, #b09f83); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #B08883?: #B08883 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Dusty Duchess. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B08883?: The RGB value is 176, 136, 131: 176 red, 136 green and 131 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B08883?: The complementary color is #83ABB0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B08883?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.7:1 and white text 3.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.